¨@¨¨@¨¨@@@ @¨@@@¨¨¨@@
@@¨@@¨@¨¨¨ @@¨¨@¨¨@¨@
¨@@¨@@@¨¨@ ¨@¨@@¨@@@¨
@¨@@¨¨@¨@¨ @@@¨@@¨¨@¨
@@¨@¨@@@@¨ ¨¨@@¨@¨@@@
¨@@@@¨¨¨@¨ #¨¨¨««««««««¨¨¨# ¨@¨@@@@¨¨¨
@¨¨¨@¨¨@@¨ ####¨«« fermi's paradox ««¨#### @@@¨¨¨@¨¨¨
@¨¨@@¨@¨@¨ #¨¨¨««««««««¨¨¨# ¨¨@¨¨@@¨¨@
@¨@¨@@@@@@ ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
@@@@¨¨¨¨¨@ on earth (the planet where i live) a @¨@@@@@@@@
¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨ lot of us have antennas on our houses @@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨@@¨¨¨@@@ or balconies, we have built large ¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨@¨@¨¨@¨¨@ antennas for larger bandwith, we have @@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
@@@@¨@@¨@¨ build specialized antennaes for ¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@@¨@@@¨ specific wavelengths (and sent them @@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@
¨¨@¨@@¨¨@¨ into orbit), we've built large as fuck ¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨@@
¨@@@¨@¨@@¨ antenna arrays @@¨¨¨¨¨@¨@
@¨¨@@@@¨@¨ we've virtually built an antenna with a ¨@¨¨¨¨@@@@
@¨@¨¨¨@@@¨ dish as large as earth. @@¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨
@@@¨¨@¨¨@¨ ¨@¨¨@@¨¨¨@
¨¨@¨@@¨@@¨ we've learned about our position in the @@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
¨@@@¨@@¨@¨ solar system, our solar systems ¨@@@@@¨@@¨
@¨¨@@¨@@@@ placement in the galaxy, and our @¨¨¨¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@@¨¨¨@ galaxys placement in the local cluster, @¨¨¨@¨@@@@
@@@@¨@¨¨@@ and «our« local clusters place in the @¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@@@¨@¨¨ grand scheme of things @¨@¨¨@¨¨¨@
¨¨@¨¨@@@¨@ @@@¨@@¨¨@@
¨@@¨@¨¨@@¨ and we're moving around the sun at ¨¨@@¨@¨@¨@
@¨@@@¨@¨@@ velocity and the suns moving around the ¨@¨@@@@@@@
@@¨¨@@@@¨@ center of the galaxy at velocity and @@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨@¨@¨¨¨@@@ the galaxy is moving toward andromeda ¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨@
@@@@¨¨@¨¨¨ and we're both moving anticlockwise ¨@@¨¨¨¨¨@@
¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨ around the galaxy. and we as a species @¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨
¨¨@@@¨@¨¨@ have learned to take all that in account @@@¨¨¨@@¨¨
¨@¨¨@@@¨@¨ ¨¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨
@@¨@¨¨@@@¨ and despite all this, despite all our ¨@@¨@@@@¨¨
¨@@@¨@¨¨@¨ (cliche) beaming of fucking stellar @¨@@¨¨¨@¨@
@¨¨@@@¨@@¨ radio programmes out in fucking space @@¨@¨¨@@@@
@¨@¨¨@@¨@¨ at the speed of light (light is our ¨@@@¨@¨¨¨¨
@@@¨@¨@@@@ medium! goodspeed you, black emperor!), @¨¨@@@¨¨¨@
¨¨@@@@¨¨¨¨ despite ghosts helping and the @¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨
¨@¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨ collective consciousness lowpass @@@¨@@¨@@¨
@@¨¨@@¨¨¨¨ filtering, despite our very obvious ¨¨@@¨@@¨@¨
¨@¨@¨@¨¨¨@ beaming of all our secrets in every ¨@¨@@¨@@@@
@@@@@@¨¨@@ direction known to us, @@@¨@@¨¨¨@
¨¨¨¨¨@¨@¨@ ¨¨@@¨@¨¨@¨
¨¨¨¨@@@@@¨ no ¨ one ¨ has ¨ answered ¨@¨@@@¨@@¨
¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨ @@@¨¨@@¨@¨
¨¨@@¨¨¨@@@ #¨¨¨««««««««¨¨¨# ¨¨@¨@¨@@@¨
¨@¨@¨¨@¨¨@ ####¨«« fermi's paradox ««¨#### ¨@@@@@¨¨@¨
@@@@¨@@¨@@ #¨¨¨««««««««¨¨¨# @¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨
¨¨¨@@¨@@¨@ @¨¨¨@@@¨@@
¨¨@¨@@¨@@@ so why is that? @¨¨@¨¨@@¨@
¨@@@¨@@¨¨@ @¨@@¨@¨@@@
@¨¨@@¨@¨@@ most opponents to intelligent life in @@¨@@@@¨¨@
@¨@¨@@@@¨@ the universe say it's because you need ¨@@¨¨¨@¨@¨
@@@@¨¨¨@@¨ a class one-or-the-other star and the @¨@¨¨@@@@@
¨¨¨@¨¨@¨@¨ planet needs to be at a see-and-so @@@¨@¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨@@¨@@@@@ distance away from the star (like there ¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨
¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨¨ has to be a planet!) ¨@¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨
@@@¨@¨¨¨¨@ @@¨@@¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨@@@¨¨¨@¨ but really isn't that keeping the ¨@@¨@¨¨¨¨@
¨@¨¨@¨¨@@@ definition of life really lax? @¨@@@¨¨¨@@
@@¨@@¨@¨¨¨ @@¨¨@¨¨@¨@
¨@@¨@@@¨¨@ i think everyone agrees that we have no ¨@¨@@¨@@@¨
@¨@@¨¨@¨@¨ idea what we're doing (and it probably @@@¨@@¨¨@¨
@@¨@¨@@@@¨ shows) ¨¨@@¨@¨@@@
¨@@@@¨¨¨@¨ ¨@¨@@@@¨¨¨
@¨¨¨@¨¨@@¨ #¨¨¨««««««««¨¨¨# @@@¨¨¨@¨¨¨
@¨¨@@¨@¨@¨ ####¨«« fermi's paradox ««¨#### ¨¨@¨¨@@¨¨@
@¨@¨@@@@@@ #¨¨¨««««««««¨¨¨# ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
@@@@¨¨¨¨¨@ @¨@@@@@@@@
¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨ i'm gonna go smoke my third cigarette @@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨@@¨¨¨@@@ this year and try to snatch some beers ¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨@¨@¨¨@¨¨@ from the local beer thing @@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
@@@@¨@@¨@¨ ¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@@¨@@@¨ @@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@
¨¨@¨@@¨¨@¨ ¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨@@
¨@@@¨@¨@@¨ @@¨¨¨¨¨@¨@
@¨¨@@@@¨@¨ ¨@¨¨¨¨@@@@